Gaming Canadian
Canada is home to many great game publishers, organizations, awards, blogs, conventions, tournaments, distributors, game cafes and retailers. Here are some of the ones we attempt to follow and highlight on Canadian Gamer. If you know of others, drop us a note and we'll consider adding them.
Canadian Game Publishers
- Bereb Enterprises (Ontario)
- Birdlight Games (Saskatchewan)
- Boîte de Jeux (Quebec)
- BLM Games (British Columbia)
- Card Sports & Entertainment (Ontario)
- Diceless Games (Quebec)
- Dyskami Publishing Company (Ontario)
- Elzra Games (Ontario)
- Family Games (Quebec)
- Famous Games Company (Alberta) <-- That's me!
- Filosofia / Z-Man Games (Quebec)
- The Flux Capacity (Ontario)
- Funleague Games (Ontario)
- GameBrotherZ (Quebec)
- GDC-GameDevCo Ltd (Ontario)
- Gifted Vision (Ontario)
- GiftTrap Enterprises (British Columbia)
- Griddly Games (British Columbia)
- Mercury Games (Ontario)
- MJ Games (Quebec)
- Monster Make (Ontario)
- Roxley Game Laboratory (Alberta)
- Le Scorpion Masqué (Quebec)
- Smartass Games (British Columbia)
- Spin Master (Ontario)
- Stein-Thompson Games (British Columbia)
- Tartan Grizzly Productions (Ontario)
- Ukloo (Ontario)
- UniForge Games (Ontario)
- Whimsy Games (Alberta)
- Wiggles 3D (Ontario)
- Xtra Innings (Ontario)
- Zen Zombie Games (Saskatchewan)
Canadian Game Cafes & Lounges
- Across the Board (Manitoba)
- Adventurer's Guild Cafe (Ontario)
- The Board Room Game Cafe (Nova Scotia)
- Castle Board Game Cafe (Ontario)
- Crossroads Board Game Cafe (Ontario)
- Gameopolis (Ontario)
- Games for All Store & Lounge (Ontario)
- Games On Tap (Ontario)
- Go Lounge (Ontario)
- Hexagon Board Game Cafe (Alberta)
- Interactivity Board Game Cafe (British Columbia)
- The Loft Board Game Lounge (Ontario)
- Meeples Game Cafe (Manitoba)
- Monopolatte (Ontario)
- Pizzeria Ludica (British Columbia)
- Snakes & Lagers (Ontario)
- Snakes & Lattes (Ontario)
- Storm Crow Tavern (British Columbia)
- Table Top Cafe (Alberta)
Canadian Game Retailers
There are so many game retailers in Canada that it would be almost impossible to list them all (although kudos to Shawn Woods of Halifax for trying). Here are a small handful to get you started.
- Anneaux du Temps (Quebec)
- Boardgames 4 Us (Alberta)
- BoardGameBliss (Alberta)
- Chez Geeks (Quebec)
- Comic Encounters (British Columbia)
- ComicReaders (Saskatchewan)
- The Connection Games & Comics (British Columbia)
- Dragon's Den Games (Saskatchewan)
- Drexoll Games (British Columbia)
- L'Entre-Jeux (Quebec)
- Fun Games Cafe (Ontario)
- Game and Hobby Zone (Ontario)
- Games for All (Ontario)
- Games People Play (Alberta)
- Hobby Centre / Cave Comics (Ontario)
- Imaginaire (Quebec)
- Living Waters Christian Bookstore (Ontario)
- Mastermind Toys (Alberta)
- Mission: Fun and Games (Alberta)
- Paradise Comics (Ontario)
- Planet X (Ontario)
- Starlit Citadel (British Columbia)
- Wood for Sheep Ltd (Ontario)
- Worlds Away (Ontario)
Canadian Game Conventions
- Board Game Jam (Ontario, January)
- CanGames (Ontario, May)
- Canadian Toy & Hobby Fair (Ontario, January)
- FallCon (Alberta, October)
- FanExpo Canada (Ontario, August)
- FRAGCon (Saskatchewan, April)
- Game Summit (Ontario, February)
- Gamealot (Alberta, September)
- GOBfest (Alberta, March)
- GottaCon (British Columbia, February)
- JimCon (Manitoba, November)
- LegioCon (Manitoba, February)
- Ludo-Outaouais (Quebec, November)
- PrairieCon (Manitoba, June)
- ToonCon (Saskatchewan, October)
- VCon (British Columbia, October)
Canadian Game Tournaments
Canadian Game Blogs & Communities
- Board to Death TV (Quebec)
- Canadian Gamer (Alberta)
- FallCon Game Blog (Alberta)
- From Inspiration to Publication (British Columbia / Ontario)
- Games For All (Ontario)
- SaskGames (Saskatchewan)
- Snakes & Lattes (Ontario)
- Starlit Citadel Blog (British Columbia)
Canadian Game Distributors
- Distribution Dude (Quebec)
- Everest Wholesale (Ontario)
- Grosner Distribution (Ontario)
- Îlot 307 (Quebec)
- Lion Rampant Imports (Ontario)
- Mindsports (Alberta)
- Outset Media (British Columbia)
- Universal Distribution (Quebec, Ontario, British Columbia)
Canadian Game Manufacturers
Canadian Game Industry Organizations
- Canadian Heritage Collection (national)
- Canadian Toy Association (national)
- Elliot Avedon Museum of Games (Ontario)
- Game Artisans of Canada (national)
- Neighbourhood Toy Stores of Canada (national)
